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Friesland School
Secondary · Academy · Sandiacre
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This school is ass.
I've been going to this school for a few years and honestly, it's so bad. The punishments are harsh and unnecessary. The toilets are another story. There are used sanitary pads stuck on the walls, dirt all over the floor and walls, vapes in the toilet. Your not allowed to go to the toilet in lesson. They lock the doors so you can't leave your classroom. A kid last year wet himself in my lesson. A kid this year left the classroom without permission after asking to go to the toilet several times, and he threw up. Several teachers simply don't care. Yesterday I asked if my teacher could email Medical and he didn't because I "didn't look sick enough" and that he "doesn't want to be here either." A teacher once grabbed a student by the neck and left a bruise. He is still there. I would say I'm quite well behaved at school, I get 4s and 5s in everything (4 means good, 5 means above that.) Still everyday I see a teacher being rude to a student. Also, the Science teachers are all bad. One science teacher used to ignore me when I put my hand up. My current science teacher clearly doesn't like me. My old maths teacher used to ignore me as well. Someone I knew was forced to go to the same lessons as they're rapist, the school knew that there was an ongoing case and STILL didn't care. Don't send your kid here.
Run by robots.
The school employs six deputy teachers, five heads of year, and several department heads. There have been instances where teaching assistants reportedly used inappropriate language towards parents and children in the absence of other teachers. Allegations have been made against teachers for dishonesty to enhance their image, blackmailing students, and causing parents to feel inadequate. Moreover, the school often alters its rules and struggles to enforce the established ones.
The safeguarding protocols seem inadequate; students arriving by bus are allowed to walk home unaccompanied in cases of illness or suspension. Additionally, phone messages are frequently not relayed, even when calls are received.
School meals can occasionally be greasy, undercooked, or depleted before all students are served. Students may be denied meals if their accounts lack sufficient funds.
On a positive note, the school provides free bus transportation.
The safeguarding protocols seem inadequate; students arriving by bus are allowed to walk home unaccompanied in cases of illness or suspension. Additionally, phone messages are frequently not relayed, even when calls are received.
School meals can occasionally be greasy, undercooked, or depleted before all students are served. Students may be denied meals if their accounts lack sufficient funds.
On a positive note, the school provides free bus transportation.
No help for senco children
Do not send you child here if they have special educational needs, they discriminate against you when you have a medical reason for being absent then threaten you with letters forcing you to get medical evidence!
cat
hi this is my review
i hate it here its so boing rrr
student
I go to this school and it is terrible. wouldnt recommend
dont go to this school
do not ever go to this school unless you want to be bullied by teachers really bad for senco care eg:student's with autism adhd ocd and more.they do not care about your mental health or your opinions you get detentions for the silliest little things eg:forgetting your planner or wearing a 1mm too long earing or jewellery appalling behaviour from the school and they phone parents and carers over stupid things.They also need a new headteacher immediately.pastoral are useless and the staff are manipulating.
Experienced teacher misconduct, teacher still works there.
Atrocious school. I experienced teacher misconduct/inappropriate actions from a teacher who is still working at the school. This consisted of discussion of meeting outside of school after finishing a levels, hugging and physically comforting in awkward unnecessary ways, making uncomfortable physical contact during photography lessons at the school, creating a friendship/closer relationship and taking advantage of mental health/using this as a way to get to myself as-well as talking about non school related subjects for hours after school hours and more. The head teacher, head of sixthform and safeguarding lead all know of this, have experienced and witnessed some of this first hand and police have been involved but the teacher is still working at school without any consequence. I informed students I knew over social media and other students have found out but Friesland and all teachers have silenced students and threatened them with exclusion rather than dealing with the matter. Safeguarding is terrible at the school and they care more about protecting their image rather than protecting students and removing a teacher who has seriously damaged a former student and acted entirely inappropriately. Can only hope this doesn’t happen again to another student, I seriously don’t recommend Friesland school. (This happened last academic year.)
Inappropriate teachers and bad safeguarding.
Safeguarding was terrible when at the school and issues we not seriously or properly dealt with. Specific teachers overstep boundaries with students forming more than a professional relationship and safeguarding trained staff dealt with the situation terribly. Mental health was seriously damaged of the student and the teacher still works there.
don't go here
as a student who just left most teachers are very nice but the environment for students is terrible barely any protection is given against bullying as well as little to no support being given to students in the event of bullying and even if there is it takes weeks or months for any sort of response. Wouldn't recommend.one of my story's is that school left a bulling message in the toilets for days and was still there when I left even throw I told them multiple times. The school has a massive smoking and drug problem and the schools general response was to keep it quiet and the teachers would not do anything to stop them the dinner lady's were just rude and the food is over priced often cold sometimes the food is just raw, like chicken. Theft was really big and once my mother called up school saying a would be late but I still lost my break if your child is going to be late go up with them and go to reception to sign them in.
Do not go to Friesland school
You get detention for the smallest things and everything is destroyed and the new food is absolutely awful and the headteacher is Scottish so don't go to this shit school
Not great.
Gone down hill since Mr Monk left. Punishment after punishment. No support for child with extra needs. If you have a child under SENCO go to another school, this school only want perfect kids.
Needs improvement
Good school in terms of academic teaching and a strong focus in PE and the arts. However the indoor environment of inclusion and diversity is jolted by “locker room” that surrounds the students and a high tolerance for serious racial issues as well as teachers turning a blind eye to racist and homophobic language. The curriculum is also not nearly as inclusive and often excludes students from participating in certain activities such as allowing girls to do football in PE or teaching a wide range of novels in English and in history.
All around I’d recommend the school but it needs improvement.
All around I’d recommend the school but it needs improvement.
Not too good
All the students are horrible especially year 8 the school isn’t clean the teachers care only about grades and it’s not diverse it’s all white people
its a really good school
i recomend the school because its a great school
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